Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

  Lithuania's national Eurovison selection has been dragging on forever but guess what? Last night we got the first finalists! Incredible but true. Strangely all three finalists fit into a same groovy genre, so is that what Lithuanians want for Eurovision this year? Hmmm.... Sadly Greta is out again after being saved by a wildcard... Gabrielius Vagelis - The Distant (jury 4 + televote 4) 8 GeraiGerai & Silvija Pankūnaitė - More Than You Know (6 + 7) 13 Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė - That Girl (10 + 6) 16 The Roop - Yes, I Do (7 + 12) 19 Godo - Fire Fountain (8 + 5) 13 Greta Zazza - Broken Shadows (6 + 8) 14 Jurgis Brūzga - 4Love (12 + 10) 22 Next week the second semifinal takes place and another three will make it to the final including Ieva, Marija and Monika who all have been in top places in various heats, plus Saulès kliosas....  now that will be interesting... Ieva Zasimauskaitė - When We're Old Marija - This Love Monika Mar...

Lithuania, I don't get you. You had some goodies to choose from and we get this? I fail to see what's so original and fresh about it, like apparently described by the jurors. Oh well.... And Aisté again 2nd... Must be frustrating.... My winners remains Gabrielius and Greta.... 1. Fusedmarc - Rain of revolution (juries 12+televote 12=24) 2. Aisté Pilvelytè - I'm like a wolf (8+10=18) 3. Kotryna Juodzeviciute - Love shadow (10+7=17) 4. Gytis Ivanauskas - Get frighten (4+8=12) 5. Gabrielius Vagelis - Feel myself free (7+4=11) 6. Greta Zazza - Like I love you (6+5=11) 7. Paula - Let U go (5+6=11)

After a very long selection the final is finally here.... Some goodies made it this far and just once when it looked the horrid nonsense Get frighten was out of the picture they introduced an online wildcard round and that joke of an entry is back. And propably wins, too, when Lithuania finally could have had a quality entry. Like Greta. Or Gabrielius. Or Aisté. Sigh. On the other hand the jury sems to love Fusedmarc and I can only wonder why? I totally fail to see or hear its greatness...  My ideal top-3 would be Gabrielius, Greta and Aisté. Either of the G's winning :-) Paula - Let U go Aisté Pilvelyté - I'm like a wolf Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė - Love shadow Fusedmarc - Rain of revolution Gabrielius Vagelis - Feel myself free Greta Zazza - Like I love you Gytis Ivanauskas - Get frighten

After eight weeks and shows later we have finally reached the semifinal stage in Lithuania. Phew. Half the entries will be eliminated tonight after jury and televote compined votes.  I suppose Aisté does Claudia and wins with her 9th attempt finally, but I'm #teamGabrielius and #teamGreta . As long as these three are through it's all fine for me.  Incredible but true, in the end this Lithuanian semifinal is one of the best and most interesting of the season! At least they have more than one worthy song lined up! Who would have thought an eternity ago when it started....;-p Sasha Song - Never felt like this before Aisté Pilvelyté - I'm like a wolf Ieva Zasimauskaité - You saved me Greta Zazza - Like I love you Fusedmarc - Rain of revolution Gabrielius Vagelis - Feel myself free Paula - Let U go Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė - Love shadow

The neverending Lithuanian selection continues tonight with the 8th heat. Half the entries will be kicked out after Lithuanian and international juries have cast their votes along with the televoters. For me in this heat there's only one I care for: Gabrielius Vagelis with his fantastic atmospheric ballad that echoes Jean-Jacques Goldman's masterpiece Nuit . In a good way. If only he manages to deliver live...  Four of these will qualify for the semifinal (yes, only eight songs left then! The end is near....) Watch here from 20.00 CET Alanas Chošnau - 7 Days Paula - Let U go Gabrielius Vagelis - Feel myself free Queens of Roses - Fisherman Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė - Love shadow Mia - Sacrifice Fusedmarc - Rain of revolution Valerija Iljinaité - You made me glow

Lithuania has completed the first round of eliminations, four heats in all. Now it's time for the second round and further eliminations. Tonight the ones who made it through in the first and second heat are against each other. Let's see if Edgaras and Mia can keep their lead and if there will be surprises or will someone in the bottom make it through this time, and will some one in the top flop.  Below I have put them in order by the scores the got in their respective heats.  It's quite striking and boring how similar in style the top ones are, except for Gabrieius ballad which is quite fantastic.  Watch here from 21.00 CET Edgaras Lubys - Could It Be? (12+10=22 tonight (8+4=12) Paula Valentaitė - Never Let You Go (5+12=17) tonight (7+10=17) Gabrielius Vagelis - Feel Myself Free (8+7=15) tonight (6+5=11) Gytis Ivanauskas - Get frighten () tonight (7+12=19) Fusedmarc - Rain of revolution () tonight (10+7=17) Grazvydas - Paint the sy blue () tonight 5+...